YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

by Caroline Pegden, co-founder of TempaGoGo. You have the Startup Awards, the Family Business Awards, even the Security & Fire Excellence Awards (which has sold out every year since 2014!). Every founder has a good story to tell! Make sure to check out your competitors and see which awards they have won.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Successful founders have a laser-like focus and commitment; a keen understanding of customers’ needs; and a tenacious spirit, said the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Steve : … Team captain is a lot like the founder and CEO of a startup. Reetu Gupta. Mandela Schumacher-Hodge.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. Yuga Labs Pitch Deck: BAYC founders raised $450M from Andreesen Horowitz from Pitch Decks. Here we go! Epic Games. Dapper Labs.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Jeremy Johnson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/31/2014. Even top big-company executives are considered high-risk in a startup environment.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2013

SPROCKIT 2014 , a year-round program by NAB Show and World Series of Start-Ups that showcases elite emerging companies in media and entertainment and introduces them to industry influencers and decision-makers, is again looking for startups to participate in the coming year’s program. “This year’s program is no exception.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Jeremy Johnson.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri. Just after closing Fund II in October 2014, Boris took a trip to Toronto. As Ada Support launches its automated chat platform from stealth and announces an impressive $2.5

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

He co-founded the first angel investor group in the Bitcoin space, BitAngels , in 2013, which grew to over 500 members globally. In 2014 he launched what was the first cryptoasset venture fund, the Dapps Fund. This is exponentially more arduous when combined with cold storage. The fund returned ~8x in 24 months. Factom, Inc.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2016

If you’re a technical startup founder, one of the painful lessons is that it’s not enough just to build a great product. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Clay Hebert.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Jeremy Goldman is the founder of Firebrand Group and the author of the book GoingSocial. I thought it might be nice to turn to my network of authors, strategists, social media executives, and entrepreneurs and ask them one question: “What is one prediction you’re seeing others make for 2014 that you just flat-out disagree with?”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Ben Horowitz joked that he is like Kelly Rowland and Marc Andreesen is like the Beyoncé of their venture capital firm. Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, is a much more visible and famous partner, said Horowitz. Austin Andreessen-Horowitz Ben Horowitz Marc Andreessen Mark Suster'

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Earlier this month, I asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council about the top events for founders in 2014. We asked 20 women of YEC the following question: What is one must-attend conference or event you’re looking forward to in 2014, and why? Kelsey Meyer , Influence & Co. . Empact Showcase 2014.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

Paul is the founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and the founder of PR 20/20, HubSpot’s first partner agency. He is the author of The Marketing Performance Blueprint (Wiley, 2014) and The Marketing Agency Blueprint (Wiley, 2012); and the creator of the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). So Paul, welcome back.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015. About Aldo Pietropaolo Aldo Pietropaolo is an entrepreneur, cyber-security evangelist, identity security expert, and co-founder of Good Dog Labs, A Lighthouse Company.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

According to Fortune , in 2006, female founders were involved in only 2.95 Teams of male and female founders and the implication for team composition. Obviously, startup teams aren’t always comprised of all men or all women; teams of mixed gender founders exist, and some of them get funding. 33 billion in venture funding.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Take, for instance, the remarkable 2014 events at Market Basket, a 73-store grocery chain based in Massachusetts. He is the co-founder and CEO of Switch & Shift, an advocacy and consultancy focused on the human side of business, and host of the popular Work That Matters podcast.

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David Teten

JUNE 3, 2014

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. I hope you can join us at the SUNY Global Center, 116 E 55th St, June 11, 2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Last year, NextView co-founder and partner David Beisel asked our portfolio startups which service providers they use to make up the nuts and bolts of their businesses, which he published as the first edition of a potentially recurring resource. Preferred Boston Startup Service Providers 2014. Click to view a larger version.).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2014

by Eric Groves, CEO and co-founder of Alignable. And by working together, you can also reach more local customers by co-marketing the event. Small Business Week is a great time to reflect on ways local businesses can become stronger in the year ahead. Connect with others nearby to become stronger.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. Download the ecentre study “Where To Grow”, including a checklist for founders wanting to go global, at [link]. The post Go global or grow local?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 30, 2020

Nine Banded Whiskey Co-Founder Sean Foley seized an opportunity to create an Austin-based whiskey. In 2014, he founded the Nine Banded Whiskey company and launched its first bottles of whiskey a few years later. Today, Nine Banded Whiskey is in 12 states and last year the company inked a deal with the Los Angeles Rams […].

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

My guests for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast are Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute, and Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Advisor of Content Marketing Institute. Pulizzi is the winner of the 2014 John Caldwell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Content Council.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

Writing up a contract is especially important if you’re working with co-founders. But we were shocked when, in December of 2014, the price of oil dropped, which caused an instant recession in our two biggest markets, whose currencies lost half their value overnight, essentially doubling our dollar-based prices for our customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. 5 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1u17ovZ. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy. What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

by Donovan Janus, founder of 17hats. Join a co-working space or camp out in a coffee shop. Janus launched 17hats in October 2014 after a short 4 months in development. When food and shelter are a freelancer’s two heaviest expenses, a conversation about “costs” sounds absurd, no? Find your tribe.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

View this post on Instagram Watch our detachable soles being made near Milan #mahabis #soles #shoes #factory #milan #italy #videooftheday #instadaily #ig #sneakers #kicks #design #fashion #yellow A post shared by mahabis (@mahabis) on Apr 10, 2014 at 5:53am PDT. Hugo Woodhead is the founder of Pilcro , which sells brand management software.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

He started it in 2009 with 10 employees and sold it to Susino Umbrella in 2014. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. Guss is 28 years old and he is the co-founder of Octane Lending. Two of his first projects failed, but he never lost hope.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2018

How we got into Y Combinator (OwnLocal W10) OwnLocal received seed funding from Y Combinator in 2010 and has grown to work with 279k+ businesses through 3,500 local newspapers This is a repost from my self-hosted blog that mysteriously disappeared in 2014. My co-founder had been a longtime HN user, and had applied to Y Combinator in the past.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2018

Founded in 2014, Epic Impact has been tinkering with the best ways to develop and up-level the most abundant leaders on the planet. Sam Taggart , the founder of D2D Con, has gone from being the top rep at Vivent to VP of Sales at Solcius and found his passion on stage producing the massively successful D2D Conference.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

As you are probably aware, 2014 saw the explosion of coding schools all over the US. I was in the middle of that with Interliant (I was a co-founder) – we bought 20+ companies, at one point has an almost $3 billion market cap (on $200 million of revenue – recognize the multiple), but went bankrupt in 2002.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Yoav Vilner is the CEO and co-founder of Ranky.co , a growth hacking and online marketing team. Fast forward to 2014. So, what SHOULD you do in 2014? By now you must have realized what’s WRONG, now is the fun part; here’s what’s going to work in 2014 and even after the next Google update.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1.

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